This is a special classroom because it is the children’s last year of preschool before they enter kindergarten. The curriculum covers all domains of learning, including content knowledge, emotions towards learning, a nd gross/fine motor skills, in order to fully prepare the children for their next journey in elementary school. The children learn how to become more accountable and independent. You can expect your child to accomplish the following skills during their time in Wise Owls:
- Improving literacy skills (phonological awareness, print knowledge, comprehension and interest in stories, and recognition of some familiar words)
- Improving writing skills (knowledge of writing conventions and representing ideas through letters)
- Using complex vocabulary to express thoughts, needs, and new ideas
- Strengthening logic and reasoning skills by apply strategies and drawing upon past knowledge/experiences
- Gaining more independence during mealtime, using the bathrooms, getting themselves ready to go outside, hand washing, and solving conflicts with others
- Understanding math concepts such as number sense and quantity, number relationships, classification and patterning, measurement, comparisons, ordering and graphing
- Exploring their own cultures and family backgrounds as well as those of others (geography lessons)